Residents in Tumpat, Kelantan, returned to submerged homes and shops on Monday (Dec 2) as one of the worst floods in decades began receding in some areas in Malaysia.
56-year-old Muhamad Alim shared the harrowing experience his family faced the previous Saturday.
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56-year-old Muhamad Alim shared the harrowing experience his family faced the previous Saturday.
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00:00Residents in the town of Tumpat, Kelantan, returned to submerged homes and shops on Monday
00:08as one of the worst floods in decades began receding in some areas in Malaysia.
00:13Flooded buildings and upturned cars could be seen as residents surveyed the damage and
00:18began the clear-up.
00:19Fifty-six-year-old Muhammad Alim recounted the terrifying ordeal he and his family endured.
00:26On Thursday evening, the weather was different.
00:33It was raining and we didn't expect the water to reach this level.
00:40That night, I saw water rising in front of the house.
00:46It never happened before.
00:47I thought it was nothing.
00:49I woke up at around seven in the morning and they told me the water had reached the shop.
01:00I rushed here, but I didn't make it.
01:04The water had overflowed from the road.
01:10At that time, there was no water here.
01:13The water was just coming.
01:16I took whatever I could get.
01:18I closed the door and let it sit there.
01:21I was safe.
01:22We were always prepared at home.
01:26The problem was that we couldn't get out of the house because the water was too strong.
01:35It was strong here, too.
01:37The water was overflowing faster here.
01:40On Saturday night, the house was on fire.
01:46There was no water.
01:47It was as if we were in the middle of nowhere.
01:53We heard the sound of water dripping.
01:58It was so quiet.
02:00It's normal for a place like this to be quiet.
02:04The immediate situation has improved in some areas and water levels have eased.
02:09The number of people in evacuation shelters in the eight affected states
02:13dropped to around 94,600 people on Tuesday,
02:16while the death toll due to the floods remains at seven people.
02:21Meanwhile, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim
02:24said the government would expedite relief assistance
02:27to repair schools, hospitals and road networks.
02:30He added that the government would also consider compensation
02:33for flood victims whose houses were destroyed in the disaster.